Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Antya 3.160
The Temple Became a Place of Slaughter
“The Muslim minister made his residence in the Durgā-maṇḍapa of Rāmacandra Khān. He killed a cow and cooked the meat at that very place.”
What the purport teaches
- The Muslim minister made his residence in Rāmacandra Khān’s Durgā-maṇḍapa.
- He killed a cow and cooked its meat at that very place.
- The place Rāmacandra Khān had sought to purify after Nityānanda Prabhu’s departure was now used for killing and cooking a cow.
Try this today
Show care for a place of worship today by keeping it clean and treating it respectfully.
Ask yourself
How carefully do I treat places set aside for worship?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.